Legislation Details

File #: 27-0111   
Type: Public Hearing Quasi Judicial Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 10/27/2026 Final action:
Title: REQUEST FOR ABANDONMENT OF A 6-FOOT-WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT, LOCATED ON LOT 10, LYING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MARGOLO ESTATES
Attachments: 1. Location Map.pdf, 2. MC Prop Info.pdf, 3. Letters of No Objection.pdf, 4. OR 2810 PG 2065.pdf, 5. Margolo_Estates_7-37.pdf, 6. EXHIBIT A.pdf, 7. Resolution.pdf
PLACEMENT: Public Hearings - Quasi-Judicial
TITLE:
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REQUEST FOR ABANDONMENT OF A 6-FOOT-WIDE UTILITY EASEMENT, LOCATED ON LOT 10, LYING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF MARGOLO ESTATES
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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This is a request for the Board to consider a Petition to Abandon a 6-foot-wide Utility Easement located in Margolo Estates, Palm City, and further described in the attached petition for abandonment. No abandonment of right-of-way, or other fee ownership is being requested under this Petition.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: Name: Jet Martel, PSM
Title: Acting County Surveyor
REQUESTED BY: Christopher and Jordan Pinkston

PRESET:
PROCEDURES: Quasi-Judicial

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

By Petition to Abandon, Christopher and Jordan Pinkston request that the Board consider the abandonment of a utility easement located on Lot 10, Margolo Estates, as recorded in Plat Book 7, Page 37, Public Records of Martin County Florida. The Petitioner, owners of Lot 10, are seeking this abandonment since there is no existing or intended use for the Easement. The Petition involves only the Utility Easement; no property owner will be deprived of legal access to adjoining property.

The Petitioner is the owner of the property on which the easement is located, including the fee simple interest in the land underlying the easement, as recorded in Official Records Book 2810, Page 2065, Public Records of Martin County, Florida. The property abutting the easement to the North and East is Florida Department of Transportation right-of-way.

The Petition is limited in scope to the abandonment of the easement. No abandonment of right-of-way or other fee ownership is being requested under this Petition. This Petition, and the requested abandonment, will have no impact on the public for use and will not affect the public’s rights of access to navigable water. As the Petition only involves a utility easement, no property owner shall be dep...

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